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I posted last week about feeling so fatigued and it was time to get my blood levels checked. Yep, I was right, no ferritin left in my body and my hemoglobin was dropping as a result.

And, so, I got right in there for an infusion. Still using the Ferrlecit and still only doing one infusion rather than two. I think for me mentally, doing one infusion is so much easier. With the Venofer, I was doing five infusions every four months or so and, so one infusion every three months seems really nice.

The infusion itself went smoothly. I still get Benadryl because I have reacted before and so I just rested and snoozed the entire time. I think the Ferrlecit infusion ends up taking about an hour and a half. They do the Benadryl and then the Ferrlecit and then I have to wait a half hour while they monitor me.

That night, I was exhausted which I usually chalk up to the Benadryl. I slept for hours that day.

The next day, I just felt sort of icky like my body was fighting something off…